{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/colchester-global-investors-110985","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110985","regulatoryAum":26959094516,"crd":"110985","secFileNumber":"801-57116","legalName":"Colchester Global Investors LTD","displayName":"Colchester Global Investors","website":"https://www.colchesterglobal.com","linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/Colchester","founded":null,"organization":"corporation organized in United Kingdom","fiscalYearEnd":"April","headquarters":{"street":"5th Floor, 130 Wood Street","city":"London","state":"","stateName":"","country":"United Kingdom","postalCode":"EC2V 6DL"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"21 January 2000","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":50,"advisory":5,"brokerDealerReps":0,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":0},"aum":{"discretionary":26959094516,"discretionaryAccounts":78,"nonDiscretionary":0,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":0,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":92,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Investment companies","clients":3,"regulatoryAum":500588293},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":49,"regulatoryAum":14114495443},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":16,"regulatoryAum":5622708873},{"label":"Charitable organizations","clients":3,"regulatoryAum":563542755},{"label":"Other investment advisers","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":400514842},{"label":"Insurance companies","clients":2,"regulatoryAum":919922553},{"label":"Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions","clients":1,"regulatoryAum":4226892735},{"label":"Corporations and other businesses","clients":3,"regulatoryAum":610429022}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"The Northern Trust Company","shortName":"The Northern Trust","location":"Chicago, IL","smaAssets":3147363056},{"name":"HSBC Bank PLC","shortName":"HSBC Bank PLC","location":"London","smaAssets":4226892735},{"name":"State Street Bank and Trust Company","shortName":"State Street Bank and Trust","location":"Boston, MA","smaAssets":4239913639},{"name":"Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.","shortName":"Brown Brothers Harriman &","location":"New York, NY","smaAssets":1888564316}],"custodyNote":"Colchester Global Investors does not have custody of client assets.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Timothy Digby","title":"Chief Operating Officer - 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They include 49 pooled investment vehicles, 16 pension and profit-sharing plans and 3 investment companies.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 29 July 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Colchester Global Investors offer?","answer":"Colchester Global Investors provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Colchester Global Investors use?","answer":"Colchester Global Investors’ separately managed account assets are held at State Street Bank and Trust Company (Boston, MA), with $4,239,913,639, HSBC Bank PLC (London), with $4,226,892,735, The Northern Trust Company (Chicago, IL), with $3,147,363,056 and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (New York, NY), with $1,888,564,316. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 29 July 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Colchester Global Investors have?","answer":"Colchester Global Investors has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 50 employees, and 5 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Colchester Global Investors invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Colchester Global Investors’ separately managed accounts held 85% sovereign bonds, 13% U.S. government and agency bonds, 2% cash and equivalents and 1% derivatives. It advises 8 private funds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Colchester Global Investors?","answer":"Colchester Global Investors is owned through a holding company by Stephen Butt. Its direct owners are Ian Sims (50% to 75%), Edward Wong (10% to 25%), Keith Lloyd (10% to 25%) and Silchester Partners Limited (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 29 July 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Colchester Global Investors get paid?","answer":"Colchester Global Investors is paid through a percentage of assets under management, performance-based fees and other arrangements. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}